Re: could use some help. . .
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Re: could use some help. . .
A nice description of the self-test is at
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ch6sjb/tifaq/tifaqq2.htm#2.4
My guess is the batteries are dead and/or you need to turn the contrast up.
I once ran the self test on my 85 (to see what it looks like, same as you),
and I didn't wait for the end either, and it came back on okay.
>Okay, I know that everywhere it says anything about the Self Test screen
>([2nd][MODE][ALPHA][s]) it says NOT to push enter. My curiosity got the
>best of me. Of course there was nothing important saved on the calc, but
>now it won't even turn on. I assumed this would only erase the RAM, and
>I suppose it may just be that the batteries are dead (my sister left it
>on for several hours today, paused in a ZTetris game).
>
>Can anyone tell me exactly what the self test does? What happens if it
>is interupted before it is complete (my sister got impatient)?
>Thanks.